Contempt is a judicial determination that a party has willfully violated the terms of a court order. Contempt issues can arise in a family law matter when one parent fails to comply with the judge’s order for the payment of child support, the allocation of alimony, following custody/visitation terms, or any other term of the court’s order to the parties. It might be necessary for you to seek a contempt order if: (1) you are not receiving court ordered child support from the other parent on behalf of minor children, (2) you are being denied court-ordered parenting time with your minor children, or (3) the other party is refusing to follow conditions of the divorce decree or legitimation order.

To hold a party in contempt, the judge must determine that the party is intentionally refusing to follow the court’s order. A contempt action is generally filed in the court in which the violated order was issued.

A judge may sanction a party for contempt with incarceration until the court ordered is followed and/or an order for owed payments (with interest) and an assessment for attorney’s fees.

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